Glove



W. M. SMITH.

' GLOVE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE I6, 1919.

Patented Oct. 19, 1920.

To all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. 1

WILLARD M. SMITH, OF WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK.

GLOVE.

Application filed June 16,

Be it known that I, WILLARD M. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of White Plains, Westchester county, and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Gloves, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to an improvement in articles of apparel and finds its application more particularly in connection with gloves. One object of my inven tion is to provide an apparel construction in accordance with which ornamental portions may be embodied in the finished article without interfering with the normal functioning of said article. A further object is to provide a construction in accordance with which relatively small pieces of material may be utilized to produce the same or similar results in use as those heretofore produced only by the use of larger pieces of material. It is contemplated that the present invention, when applied to the making of gloves, will permit the use of a decora tive member in addition to the ordinary covering portions without seriously reducing the necessary elasticity of the glove in a transverse direction. Similarly, the invention finds practical application in that in the manufacture of gloves having a relatively long arm portion, short pieces of leather or other suitable material may be sewed together in such a way that the resulting article will not be lacking in the elasticity necessary to permit the passage of the hand of the wearer through the glove.

One embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the drawings accompanying the present specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of a glove. 7

Fig. 2, a similar view with component portions separated, and

Fig. 3, a fragmentary view showing the interior construction.

An embodiment of my invention as applied to a glove, may include a hand engaging portion 1 and an arm engaging portion 2, said portions being either formed in a single piece or formed from separate pieces as shown in Fig. 2. Where the purpose of applying the invention is simply to utilize an additional member 3 for ornamentation Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 19, 1920.

1919. Serial No. 304,514.

by superposing the same upon the single -member forming the hand and arm portions first referred to, said ornamental member 3 may be secured to the members 1 and 2 by means of a seam 4 which does not run directly across the width of the material, but extends transversely thereof with portions of the seam arranged at an angle to each other, and at an angle to the direction of the elasticity of the material which, in

glove construction, is normally transverse. Where a further purpose of the application of the lnventlon is to utilize smaller pieces of material to form the arm portion of the glove, the parts 1 and 2 may be cut separately. In this event, the connectin member 3 is secured to said members 1 and 2 by-means'of transverse seams extending across the glove in a more or less zigza fashion. In both cases, the length of the seam which forms the connection between the member 3 and either or both of the members 1 and 2, will be greater than the perimeter of the material forming that portion of the glove immediately adjacent to said seam.

Where a seam of the character above described is utilized in connection with elastic material such as certain kinds. of leather and other materials commonly used in the manufacture of gloves, it will be seen that normal elasticity will not be interfered with substantially owing to the fact that angularly shaped portions of the material lying between the seams will. be permitted to stretch because the angularly disposed portions of the seams will assume a more ob-' a name to this specification.

ILLARD SMITH. 

